Former Australia goalkeeper Mark Bosnich came extremely close to joining Juventus, claims the Italian club's disgraced former general manager Luciano Moggi.

UpdatedUpdated 20/09/2019

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Moggi oversaw a period of huge success for Juventus between 1994 and 2006, but left football in disgrace for his role in the Calciopoli scandal that rocked Italian football and saw the Old Lady relegated to Serie B.

In an interview with the Daily Mail, he admitted to trying to sign several Premier League players during his time in charge of Juve, including Australian 'keeper Mark Bosnich.

“There was the story of Mark Bosnich," he said.

"He seemed to be ours but then we changed our mind at the last moment after long reasoning.

"He would have done well in Italy too.”

A Sydney Croatia and Manchester United youth product, 'Bozza' spent 13 seasons playing in England's top tier, with a long stint at Aston Villa before a Man United return, then a spell at Chelsea before coming back to Australia with the Central Coast Mariners for the 2008-09 A-League season.

A sign of how highly Bosnich was rated, Moggi mentioned him in the same breath as Premier League greats Roy Keane, Alan Shearer and Steve McManaman.